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  • Ki Mua! Ki Mua!

    $9.95$24.95 + GST

    Rū is a famous Cook Islands explorer and navigator.
    He loved discovering new places.
    One day he set out on a journey that nearly ended in disaster but instead ended in a blessing.

    Find out what happened in Ki Mua! Ki Mua!- a bilingual legend from Aitutaki.

  • Meitaki Taau ‘Anga’anga, Nana! – Nice work, Nana!

    $9.95$19.95 + GST

    By Kairangi Ioane

    When Nana was young she had to help the family prepare copra. Here’s how they did it.
    Meitaki Taau ‘Anga’anga, Nana! is a bilingual book written in Cook Islands Māori and English.

  • Oki Akaou Mai – Come Back Soon

    $9.95$19.95 + GST

    By Kairone Ioane

    It’s Kairone’s first trip to the Cook Islands. Let’s find out what he did there … and a lesson he learned!
    Oki Akaou Mai is a bilingual book written in Cook Islands Māori and English.

  • Ra Maketi i Raro – Market Day in Raro

    $9.95$19.95 + GST

    By O-Auri Rikona-Mateariki

    Nana loved going to the market in Rarotonga when she was a child. Let’s find out what she loved about it!
    Ra Maketi i Raro is a bilingual book written in Cook Islands Māori and English.

  • Toa Moa a Papa – Papa’s Toa Moa

    $9.95$19.95 + GST

    By Junior Rubena

    When Papa was young he had lots of jobs to do in the village.
    His favourite job was feeding his special chicken.
    Toa Moa a Papa is a bilingual book written in Cook Islands Māori and English.

  • Tuatau Taro – Taro Time

    $9.95$19.95 + GST

    By Layton-Monroe Johnson

    Do you know how to grow taro? Mama Kathy learned how to do it when she was growing up in the Cook Islands. Let’s find out more!
    Tuatau Taro is a bilingual book written in Cook Islands Māori and English.

  • Va’ine the Mōmoke

    $9.95$24.95 + GST

    Have you ever missed your family so much it makes you sad?
    That’s what happened to Va’ine and she had to make the toughest decision of her life.

    Find out what happened next in Va’ine the Mōmoke, a bilingual legend from Rarotonga.

  • Our Goal is Savaiki

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    “Nailed to the mast are the colours of Io, the Hidden One.

    Our goal is Savaiki, so let her be swift, let her prow sing

    as it slices the skin of the sea.”

    Our Goal is Savaiki is a collection of poems by Cook Islands-Kiwi poet Alistair Te Ariki Campbell. The poems selected celebrate Alistair’s connections to Tongareva (Penrhyn) where his mother, Teu, was born.

    Each poem has been illustrated by Heimata Tinipese (Pese) Kietonga, an emerging Cook Islands artist who is family to Alistair, or Papa Teariki, as her family knows him.

    “Meitaki ranuinui, the art and design of this book is in perfect harmony with the poems. One of my Year 9 students chose one of his poems about Tangaroa for me to read at the end of class. I think the art and design are fantastic. Kia manuia.
     Brenda. Onehunga High School

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  • The Reading Tribe by David Riley

    The Reading Tribe

    $34.95 + GST

    “Reading is as important as feeling the sun on your face,” says award-winning singer Che Fu. In The Reading Tribe, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, rugby legend Sir Richie McCaw, writer Selina Tusitala Marsh and 24 other prominent Kiwis talk about how important reading has been in their lives. They share the books they loved as children, books that helped them succeed in their chosen fields, and books they want you to read … because reading them would be like feeling the sun on your face.

    South Auckland-based teacher-writer, David Riley, wrote The Reading Tribe to inspire young readers to pick up a book, to let them know that the coolest Kiwis love a good read – whether it’s a graphic novel, a page-turning thriller, an inspiring biography, or a childhood favourite.

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  • Hooked

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    There’s lots of different ways to catch fish. You can use a net, a trap, even your hands. Characters in this story used a magic hook to catch more fish than they’d ever seen. That’s when the trouble began. Find out what happens next in Hooked – a Samoan legend retold by David Riley and translated into Samoan by Rasela Lafaele Uili.

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  • Malie is Ma’alahi!

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    Malie was born with deformed feet. Some people might think that’s a disability. Not Malie.

    Find out how his deformed feet became his superpower in Malie is Ma’alahi – ‘Oku Ma‘alahi ‘a Malie!.

    A Tongan legend retold by David Riley and translated into Tongan by Vasilini Finau Faletau.

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  • Night of the Dance – Pō o te ‘Ura

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    Koromaūariki had a close relationship with his dad, the legendary superhero, Tinirau. But there was one thing that bothered him. Sometimes Tinirau would wake up in the middle of the night, go outside … and disappear for three days.

    When he came home he’d dance into the house wearing a fresh, colourful and fragrant pandanus seed necklace. What was going on?

    Find out in Night of the DancePō o te Ura, a Cook Islands legend retold by David Riley and translated into Cook Islands Māori by Mareta Tere.

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  • Playing With Fire

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    Fire is one of the most precious elements we know. You can cook with it. You can dry things with it. You can even sit around it and tell stories like this one. But how did fire get to Samoa? Find out in Playing With Fire – a Samoan legend retold by David Riley and translated into Samoan by Rasela Lafaele Uili.

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  • Tapa of Love – Tapa ō te ‘Inangaro

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    Ina is a Cook Islands heroine and superhero, famous throughout Oceania for her mighty deeds. In this story, Ina faces the biggest challenge of her life. Is it a human-eating giant? No. A tree-crushing cyclone? Kā‘ore. Then it must be an island-flooding tsunami? Not even close. Ina’s biggest challenge was a lot closer to home … and one that almost all of us can relate to.

    Find out in Tapa of Love – a Cook Islands legend retold by David Riley and translated into Cook Islands Māori by Mareta Tere.

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  • The Gifts of Pai and Vau by David Riley

    The Gifts of Pai and Vau

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    Pai and Vau are Nanumea superheroes who created beautiful things in our world. One day a stranger named Tefolaha came to their island. “This is now my island,” he declared and challenged them to a contest. What kind of contest did he dream up? What would Pai and Vau do if they lost? Find out in The Gifts of Pai and Vau, a Nanumea legend retold by David Riley, and translated into Nanumean by Siliga Tala.

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  • The Artist and the Whale

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    Mataginifale is a Niue superhero with a difference. She isn’t known for her super powers, but for her super creativity. One day she had an argument with a whale that tested her thinking skills too. Find out what happened in The Artist and the Whale, a Niue legend retold by David Riley and translated into Vagahau Niue by Elviso Togiamua.
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